Syrian Army Continues Crackdown on ISIL Gatherings

Syrian army continued operations on Monday against the armed terrorist groups, targeting their dens and vehicles and killing large numbers of them in several areas, state-run news agency SANA reported.

In Homs, units of the armed forces killed members of Takfiri organizations in al-Ken Mountain in al-Rastan city in the central province of Homs, as they destroyed dens of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group in the eastern countryside of the province.

A military source told SANA that army units killed numbers of ISIL terrorists, injured others, and destroyed their vehicles in Jazel oil well and al-Shaer gas field in the eastern countryside of the province.

The source added that army units continued hunting ISIL terrorists in an operation where many terrorists were killed or injured in Rahoum village.

The source pointed out that a number of terrorists were killed or injured during operations in al-Ken Mountain in al-Rastan city a day after destroying vehicles and eliminating a number of terrorists in the city.

Military operations carried out Sunday in the northeastern countryside of Homs targeted terrorists’ gatherings and dens in al-Msheirfa village, where many terrorists were killed and their vehicles and weapons were destroyed.

In Daraa, army units intensified their military operations against terrorists’ gatherings and hideouts in the southern province of Daraa, inflicting heavy losses upon their ranks in personnel and equipment.

In al-Manshiyeh neighborhood in Daraa al-Balad in the city, the army killed a large number of terrorists, including Nazem al-Mahameed and Ismael al-Ghazawi who were identified among the dead. The army units also destroyed several vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns.

Several more terrorists were killed, while many others were injured in Tariq al-Sad neighborhood.

Meanwhile, other units of the armed forces razed two hideouts for terrorist organizations in al-Mzeirib town, in addition to destroying a weapons and ammunition cache and three vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns.